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Below is the first page of a 7-page 1875 Iowa State Census that no one seemed to know existed until I stumbled upon the Carroll County version at the Carroll Courthouse a few years ago.  That's my gr-grandfather, Cyrus Rhoads, highlighted in red (?)...Come to find out,  there were a whopping 185 different questions asked in this 13th State Census of Iowa -- and we thought we had it bad in 2010 -- NOT! 

 


Page 1 of 7-Page 1875 Iowa State Census.jpg

I can't help but think there are more of these genealogical masterpieces to be found at other courthouses around Iowa.  Most of them are probably collecting dust in a courthouse basement or two.  Needless to say, I'm definitely keeping my eyes -- and ears -- open at every courthouse I visit! 


Meanwhile, help yourself to the Excel-based genealogy tools below -- designed specifically for genealogists.  Kudos to GARY MINDER of Poulsbo, Washington, who created them for us!



researchlog.xls

census.xls

iowastatecensustracker.xls

specialcensus.xls

iowastatecensus.xls

iowastatecensuschecklist.xls

The following WORD templates were created and are brought to you by http://www.myancestorsfound.com -



4genancestorchart.pdf

pedigreeworkchart.doc